Does Deutsche Bank have an electronic trading platform?
Flatley: We have a very robust and leading connectivity platform that provides direct market access into global market trading centers – Asia, Europe and the U.S. – for firms that want to trade directly in those markets electronically. We also have a good footprint in emerging markets as well. On top of that connectivity, we have algorithmic trading, so as a supplement to just basic connectivity and DMA into that market we also provide algorithmic trading as a value-added service. AT: What are your top priorities for the rest of 2006 and into next year? Flatley: There’s a huge upswing in terms of firms looking to do electronic cross-border trading. Interestingly enough, if you look at the electronic flow at DB, 30 to 40 percent of our flow is actually cross-border. That’s because we’ve really focused on the breadth of our platform and connecting to markets and helping people transact trades across borders. And, more and more firms are looking for that type of service to be delivered. I
